Indigenous advocates slam NT government’s planned child protection review

NT children’s commissioner says she is deeply concerned with politicisation and nature of public commentary after the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

• Warning: this article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died

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First Nations children’s advocates and legal services have called on the Northern Territory government to widen the scope of a planned review into the child protection system, announced in the wake of the tragic death of a 5-year-old in Alice Springs.

The NT minister for child protection, Robyn Cahill, announced on Friday that the Territory’s CLP government would launch an extensive review into the child protection system after the alleged killing of Kumanjayi Little Baby. A 47-year-old man who is not related to the child or connected to her care has been charged with murder and two other offences, but is yet to face court in person or enter a plea.